Arctic Thunder is a snowmobile racing game developed by Midway Games

Midway Games

Midway Games, Inc. is an American company that was formerly a major video game publisher. Following a bankruptcy filing in 2009, it is no longer active and is in the process of liquidating all of its assets. Midway's titles included Mortal Kombat, Ms.Pac-Man, Spy Hunter, Tron, Rampage, the...

 released as an arcade game as well as on PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

 and Xbox

Xbox

The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...

 consoles, being a launch title

Launch title

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 for the latter. In the arcade version of the game, jets blow cold or hot winds, depending on the setting, in the player's face while he or she plays the game. This is a part of Midway's Thunder series, which also included Hydro Thunder

Hydro Thunder

Hydro Thunder is a powerboat racing sub-series game, originally an arcade game and later released for the Sega Dreamcast as a launch title in 1999. It was also released for PlayStation and Nintendo 64 in early 2000. This game is part of Midway's 'Thunder' series of racing games, which includes...

, 4 Wheel Thunder

4 Wheel Thunder

4 Wheel Thunder is a racing game developed by Kalisto Entertainment and published by Midway Games. While the game had been in development for some time, it was decided to change it into a part of the Thunder Series...

,Offroad Thunder

Offroad Thunder

Offroad Thunder is an offroad racing arcade game released in 1999. It forms part of Midway's "Thunder" series of racing games, which also includes Hydro Thunder, 4 Wheel Thunder, and Arctic Thunder and is itself an evolution of Off Road Challenge.Offroad Thunder was included in Midway Arcade...

, and Hydro Thunder Hurricane. The Xbox version of this game is not currently compatible with the Xbox 360

Xbox 360

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Maps

• Chernobyl Meltdown (Easy)
• Lost Himalayan City (Easy)
• Blizzard in DC (Medium)
• Swiss Alps (Medium)
• Haunted Forest (Hard)
• Alaskan Pipeline (Hard)

Unlockables

• Coco Z
• Shadow
• Indigo
• Smokey Jones
• Sergeant Thud
• Brittney Blaze
• Scotty McDougal
• Louie Rocco
• Jacques Rocket
• Zach Warhead
• Randy Rancid
• Mr. Flake

External links

• Arctic Thunder at IGN
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